Manufacture of matches



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MAQQEACTURVEVTQF MATCHES, l

- srscmca'noi'v' forming art of t a we m5. 242,427, dated lune 7, 1 881. a r Appllcsttoufiledduly 6,1880. (Speclmeuml Patented in Melanoma" a, ma.

To all whom itmay concern: 7 I

lie it known that I, DANIEL Bnmmskaou, a citizen of the United States, residiu gin the city of Puebla, State of Puebla, and Republic "ot' Mexico, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in thc'Process and (Jo npouud for Manufacturing Matches; and [do hereby declare that the following is a full,

, clear, and exact description of the same,which m will enable others skilled in the'art towlnch it appertains to make anduse the same.

To carry my invention into effect, I take 0 The object of my invention is to produce a match inodorous, combustible, but not explosive, and impervious to air or water.

bleached cotton yarn a number of strands, according to the sizeof the match desired. These strands-are wound upon a reel, and having ggepsred an ovalshaped apparatus adapted :0 the purpose having a false bottom, the'upr containing a mixture of sixty-two. and a half (62 I of gumammar, and the lower or false bottom containing water heated to a temperature snfiicient to retain the above mixture in a liquid state and of the consistency required, the

strands are then unwound from the reel and allowed to pass through the above mixture several times until they have absorbed a sufiio cieut quantity to give them'the required thickness. They are then passed through a perforated steel mold-hoard, which gives them the necessary polish and uniformity. These strands, in combination with the above composition, form the which is then passed thronghan ordinary cut-' body or stem of the match,

ter, which divides it into the required lengths. These pieces are then traust'erred to a press, grooved to suit their size. A bath is then pre- 46 pared of the following ingredients, to form the head or combustible portion of the match;

5 tion of heat, by

' phorus; I then redlead or mininm, nine and twelve-sixteenths arts; nitric acid, ('Fahrenheit,) five parts.

his combination is then subjected to the acmeans of which the first is transformed, under the influence of the second, into oxide of lead, which oxidizes readily, and thus facilitates the combustion of the phosdissolve two and seven-sixo teenths pounds gum-arabic (scnegal) in two and shalt pounds water. Once dissolved, I

stir contimially'until thoroughly mixed.

) parts of stearine and four (4) parts place the solutioniin a suitable tin vesscl, w.|th

two pounds five and one-half ounces of phosplace in a hot-water bath and To this I add one ounce of snlphnret ot' antimony and the solution of red oxide of lead above phorus, which I stems or bodies of the matches is then dipped into this solution, thus forming the heads or combustible property required. To render them water-proof they are allowed to remain in the press for four or five days, and when .thoroughlydrythcy are'again submittedto a dbath in the following solution: I pulverize a determined quantityofgnni-shellacand spread it thinly in uncovered tin vessels adapted to the purpose in order to obtain thegreatest possibleevapomting-surlacc, which I place upon suitably-arranged iron bars in a: furnace, and submit the gum to a hot current of air for the space of live or six'days, thus btaining the v completeox-idatiouof the gum and rendering it thoronghlysoluble in alcohol;

I next prepare a solution of oxidized gumshellac, one pound; alcohol, (90 Fahrenheit,)

four pounds; by means of allot-water bath,'. which, upon being filtered, gives as a result a thick claret-colored liquid, and is applied as a varnish to the head ot'- the match and a small portion of the stem by the following process:

I plaeea sutiicicnt quantity too. little morethau cover' the head of the match in a wooden vessel having a glass bottom, and placed exactly on a level, and then submerge the press containing the matches (already headed) for four or five seconds in the varnish, then removing them. I submit it then to a strong current of air, which thoroughly evaporates the alcohol andleaves the matches with a brilliant and perfectly dry tinish,thusrendering them waterproof; but, to make doubly snrc,I again repeat i the process and obtain a match that will resist the severest climate, and which, even it allowed to remain in water for several hours, will ignite as readily and perfectly as before submitting it to this severe test..

Phosphorus, when it comes in contact with the atmosphere, produces a slow combustion,- which at times is almost instantaneous, thus being the cause of many fires; but as the head of my match is covered with a coating of varreferred to. The frame or'press con tainin g the I IOO 2 H 'Il9.491

} nish; this danger is obviated, for the reason 1. A compouud for 'matchem cousistiug o't' that combustion canuo match comes in direct con suflicieutly rough to remove 5 Although phosp teriou's efl'e'ct upon I extremely disagree combining with before described no and an inodorous mat more, these ingredie match non-explosive,

the ordinary parlor- What I claim, an 15 ms Pateut,is--

horic vapors has the human system, they are ableand offensive; but by' osphorus the ingredienus these objections are ch produced.

re harmless and the which is not the case with tch now in common use. d desire to secure by Lett take place unless the tact with a surface this coating.

e no deleremoved Furtherred oxide of lead, phosphorus, sulphnret of antimonyyaud a gummy tehicle for the same; in substantially the proportion herciubefore set forth. r I 20 2.'A water-and air proof match having stem eonsistin g of "strands of cotton saturated and coated with a translucent inflammable water and air proofi solution, and a head polished and waterproofe'd with an alcohol lac varnish, 25 as shown.

I DANIEL BLUMENKRON. Witnesses: v Y

J. H. Come, J. B. Wm'rmG. 

